So much of what gets credited as policy thought in the modern GOP is just disagreeing with one of my favorite Deep Thoughts: "I'd rather be rich than stupid". (h/t Jack Handey) https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-doge-cuts-middle-eastern-oil-gas-crises
Trump’s DOGE Cuts Slashed Staff That Handled Middle Eastern Oil and Gas Crises

Six months before going to war in Iran, the U.S. government cut staff that would have been central to the current situation.

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@SeanCasten ha! Marco Rubio always looks so, so ashamed these days. Like, that kind of shame where you don't remember what it's like to be okay with yourself, and you're so, so tired.

@alisynthesis @SeanCasten Maybe he has a little more self-awareness than most in this administration.

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@venya @SeanCasten yeah, maybe so. Self-awareness would be so detrimental in that administration...